After Central Michigan University: graduation, pay and debt
Mount Pleasant, Michigan · Public · 10,035 undergrads
62% of Central Michigan University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $59,879 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$59.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
62%
finish within six years.
39%
finish in four years.
75%
of first-years come back for year two.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
56%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
39%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
62%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
75%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
66%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,045
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
63%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,448
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,915
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$59,879
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$23,183
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$25,406
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
56%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
60%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers